想 xiǎng — think; miss · English

想

xiǎng

think; miss

At a glance · 想

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从心，相声，本义为思索、怀念。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为心理活动（思、念）。

Structure

形声字，从心（意符，心思），相（xiāng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinxiǎng

Radical心

Strokes13

UnicodeU+60F3

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English think; miss To think or long for.

Français penser; manquer Penser ou avoir envie de.

Español pensar; extrañar Pensar o echar de menos.

العربية يفكر؛ يشتاق يفكر أو يشتاق.

Русский думать; скучать Думать или скучать.

Common words

想xiǎngthink
想法xiǎng fǎidea

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